attributable to mental or physical impairments that are manifested before age 22

Learning disability

characterized by a significant difference between the child's overall intelligence and his or ability to read, write, or do mathematical calculations

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD

when a child repeatedly displays distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, for detailed guidelines are followed in making the diagnosis

Individuals with disabilities education act

to limit removal of children with disabilities from regular education classes or schools

Inclusion

involves making every effort to educate a child with a disability in his or her own neighborhood school and with his or her own peers

mainstreaming

the act of removing a child with a disability from special education classes and placing him or her in one or more regular education classes

Education of Homeless Children and youth

federal program that provides grants to state and local educational agencies to ensure that homeless children have access to education

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Federal law passed in 1965 as part of President Johnson's Great Society initiative; steered federal funds to improve local schools, particularly those attended primarily by low-income and minority students

No child left behind act

requires that every child must learn to read, write, multiply and subtract at grade level

Drug misuse

inappropriate use of prescription or nonprescription drugs

drugs

any chemical substance taken internally that alter the body's functioning

Drug use

a general term for all drug taking

Substance abuse

is the continued use of alcohol or other drugs in spite of adverse consequences

chemical dependency

describes addiction to alcohol or other drugs in contrast to non chemical addictions

Stimulants

increase alertness, wakefulness and energy

amphetamines

called speed, stimulate the central nervous system

Hallucinogens

distort visual and sensory perception, often creating prolonged episodes of emotionally that can resemble psychotic states

Psychoactive drugs

hallucinogens that alter sensory perceptions , mood, thought processes, or behavior by acting on the nervous system, especially the central nervous system

Depressants

are drugs that cause disinhibtion, reduce anxiety, and depress the central nervous system

Inhalants and Barbiturates

Depressants

Club drugs

illegal drugs used by young adults at all- night dance parties such as raves or trances and in dance clubs or bars

Dependence

addiction to a certain drug

Fetal alcohol syndrome

a pattern of mental and physical defects that develops in some fetuses when the mother drinks too much during pregnancy

employee assistance programs

these help employees cope with personal stresses and problems

Steroids

human growth hormone

Trauma

"injury to the body or psyche by some type if shock, violence, or unanticipated situation"

Crisis

event that disrupts a persons equilibrium the persons usual ways of coping fail, and there is evidence of distress and impairment of functioning

Disaster

"an extraordinary event either natural or human-made, concentrated in time and space, that often results in to damage to property and harm to hum life or health

Stress

typically part of all events

Secondary traumatic stress

from burnout

Mindfulness

the state of being aware of everything in the present moment, and to do so without judgement or analysis

Hazard prevention

include preparation for a possible natural disaster or efforts to protect from a natural disaster